Restart Windows Service

Restart a Windows service by stopping it and then starting it again

Parameters

Windows service name

Required

The name of the Windows Service to restart

Timeout

Required — Default: 60

Maximum wait time in seconds for each of the stop and start operations

Details

• Category: Windows service
• Brick ID: Windows-Service-Restart

Raw JSON definition

• JSON

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